Bulgaria vs Ireland: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Bulgaria
29.9 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Ireland
33.09 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
3rd
Ireland rank
1st

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Ireland
010203040200220132024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 33.09 Percentage of full-time employment against 29.9 Percentage of full-time employment in Bulgaria, a difference of 3.19 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ireland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 1st of 32 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 26.5 Percentage of full-time employment 26 Percentage of full-time employment 0.5007 Percentage of full-time employment Bulgaria
2010s 27.67 Percentage of full-time employment 26 Percentage of full-time employment 1.67 Percentage of full-time employment Bulgaria
2020s 29.64 Percentage of full-time employment 35.16 Percentage of full-time employment 5.52 Percentage of full-time employment Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Bulgaria or Ireland?
Ireland, at 33.09 Percentage of full-time employment against 29.9 Percentage of full-time employment in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Bulgaria and Ireland?
3.19 Percentage of full-time employment, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Bulgaria ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 1st of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.